Saturday, news came out that the team is bringing back defenseman Dennis Seidenberg on a PTO (professional tryout contract) and now on Monday, Luca Sbisa, who was seen skating with the Islanders, has confirmed that he will also be attending training camp on a PTO.

Sbisa spent last season with the Vegas Golden Knights, playing 30 games as a depth defenseman. In those 30 games, the 28-year-old scored two goals and 14 points. He added another four points (all assists) in 12 playoff games.

Prior to being claimed by Vegas in the Expansion Draft, Sbisa spent three seasons with the Vancouver Canucks, parts of five seasons with the Anaheim Ducks, and one season with the team that drafted him 19th overall in 2008, the Philadelphia Flyers.

In total, Sbisa has played in 495 regular-season games scoring 18 goals and 102 points over that span. In 32 postseason games, the Swiss defenseman has scored one goal and eight points.

The first six names mentioned are near locks given not only their contract status but based on the fact that they have NHL experience. That being said, the only three players that have a spot in the lineup secured are Leddy, Boychuk, and Pulock (probably Hickey too).

The others on that list will be battling it out for a spot on the third defensive pairing and on the roster. It’s going to be an intense and competitive training camp and adding Sbisa to the mix only makes it more competitive.